with the eu defense industry. the new commission also about global and wants to leverage partners effectively. it raises the importance of lagging eu enlargement processes and prompt more effective engagement with this critical region. our analysis here today on the panel and in the publication that we are putting today, looks at not only priorities but what it means for u.s. policymakers our event todays brings together scholars and distributors for a vibrant discussion of what the changes make. in the end i want to express huge thanks to the foundation and give the floor to mr. martin head of the north american regional office because it's their support that made this event and the publication possible, martin the, over to you. [applause] >> well, thank you robin, thank you, the wilson center, i think this is a great corporation that -- cooperation that we would like to continue and great day to present the paper on eu and the commission because you might have read it, there was a breakthrough in the negotiation

eu -- in fuelling eurosceticism? ,, ., euroscepticism? the eu mission is to think _ euroscepticism?ink about _ euroscepticism? the eu mission is to think about how _ euroscepticism? the eu mission is to think about how to - euroscepticism? the eu mission is to think about how to help - is to think about how to help these transitions —— farmers transition away from the activities at their window and move towards higher productive, higher profitability activities. there is no point in protecting those industries from foreign competition when they are creating a great deal of cost for the rest of the european union. fascinating battle and — european union. fascinating battle and lots _ european union. fascinating battle and lots of _ european union. fascinating i battle and lots of negotiations ahead. one to watch a day. thanks forjoining us in claiming that for us. do stay are set —— is to stay with us here on bbc news to see how that goes. the fate of tiktok in north america could be decided this week. in a decision due today a federal appeals court is set to say whether or not they

so the eu and uk will be two of _ europe. so the eu and uk will be two of each _ europe.he eu and uk will be two of each other's - europe. so the eu and uk will be two of each other's most i be two of each other's most important trading partners. the message from the meeting will be one of improving ties for the remote mutual benefit of those economic areas.- the remote mutual benefit of those economic areas. what will those economic areas. what will those ties look _ those economic areas. what will those ties look like _ those economic areas. what will those ties look like in _ those ties look like in practice?— those ties look like in practice? those ties look like in -ractice? , those ties look like in ractice? , , ., practice? there might be some concessions — practice? there might be some concessions in _ practice? there might be some concessions in regard - practice? there might be some concessions in regard to - practice? there might be some concessions in regard to food i concessions in regard to food exports and farming products, but a lot of the potential of the

he's pledge today bolster eu nato cooperation and communication. right now very little communication especially the working level between the eu and nato and this is a great way to in terms of transalantic relations to keep the u.s. engage and having fruitful dialogue between eu and nato on shared security matters. >> and speaking of fruitful dialogue, i think that's a great segue to turn to the audience which i'm sure has several questions. yes. we have a microphone and if you can briefly introduce yourself. >> thank you so much. obviously not as big as what europe is facing but i'm curious, is there any space for, you know, joint -- instead of pushing away from each other in trying to solve our own industrial bases separately, is there any industry within the defense base that could be overlapped where there could be cooperation and then for eu enlargement in terms of the trans-atlantic partnership, what kind of role should the next administration play in wrapping up processes for the western ball kins. i know it's been years for countries like m

so...— eu negotiation, accession to the eu. so... the eu. 50... inaudible. we will the eu. so...o... inaudible. we will have to — the eu. so... inaudible. we will have to leave _ the eu. so... inaudible. we will have to leave it _ the eu. so... inaudible. we will have to leave it there i will have to leave it there thank you for giving us that context and helping us to understand what is happening in georgia a lot better. malkhaz toria georgian studies at harvard university. around the world and across the uk. this is bbc news. let's look at some other stories making news in the uk. more allegations have been made about inappropriate behaviour by the masterchef presenter gregg wallace. it comes after he hit out in a statement on social media, saying claims about him have been made by "a handful of middle—class women of a certain age". his lawyers previously said the allegations are false. 13 women have complained about him to a bbc news investigation. figures show more than 20,000 migrants have arrived in the uk by crossing the channel in small boats since sir keir starmer became

she the first uk chancellor to attend an eu finance meeting since britain left the eu in 2020.y far the uk's biggest trading partner. almost half of britain's exports of goods and services went to the eu last year. since brexit, though, exports have fallen sharply — they are now 11% below their level in 2019 before the uk formally left the eu. our economics editor faisal islam is in brussels for us. tell us more about this reset that we are expecting.- that we are expecting. good afternoon — that we are expecting. good afternoon from _ that we are expecting. good afternoon from brussels, i afternoon from brussels, michelle. the finance minister rachel reeves as you said is here in brussels for what she calls a milestone. she says she wants a more normal trading arrangement with the eu, from that which the still newish labour government inherited from their predecessors in the conservative party. to that end, she is right now addressing that meeting of european finance ministers and it is very warm words, we are hearing, we have continually heard warm words and what they call a

trump suggesting that eu will face -- the eu will face terrorists -- terrorists.ing in on the debt ceiling is a story we will break down. futures are pointing lower, ftse 100 futures slightly less bad. markets readjusting after a split and futures .2 loss to after a soggy day. inflation date or later today, looming shutdown of course deadline and the clock is ticking. we have seen the steepest curve since 2022. 455, we had verbal intervention. the dollar strength continues currently, down 3/10 of 1%. bitcoin down having crossed 108 earlier this week. challenging, yeah, of course. here to tell us more is and d leach from bloomberg's energy storage team. hundred dollars per kilowatt hour, price parity, how close are we? >> we are at 115 and when we dive into eb batteries it is 97. different price points may make vehicle models the same price. china was saying 64% of dvds are cheaper driven by low battery prices and slowing demand. tom: that is reflected in sales. what about storage and -- and developments there? >> storage has been growing so we sewer -- saw an upta

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uk exports of goods and services to the eu were £356 billion last year.t half of all uk's exports. meanwhile, imports from the eu account for over half of the uk total, worth {a66 billion last year. since brexit, exports have fallen. they are now 11% below their level in 2019 before the uk formally left the eu. now with the threat of us tariffs under donald trump and the increasing competition from china, there is a feeling on both sides that a closer relationship is beneficial. i'm joined by a former negotiator for the european commission, ignacio garcia bercero, is at the bruegel institute in brussels. good to have you on the programme. rachel reeves is saying she wants a reset as is the uk prime minister. what is brussels saying? i the uk prime minister. what is brussels saying?— brussels saying? i think brussels _ brussels saying? i think brussels from _ brussels saying? i think brussels from my - brussels saying? i think brussels from my point| brussels saying? i think l brussels from my point of brussels saying? i think - brussels from my point of v

that it plays, well, it could drag down the entire eu as a result. only time will tell whether that is going to happen or not, by some accounts and may have already. now germany's week growth is another highlight, the 2024 gdp growth below 1%, and in 2025 predicted to only grow by 1%. the car industry. and sector is hard as hit, 30% of the total economy is a contribution of germany's car industry, that's a big portion of his economy, and the root causes is obviously what we will focus in and zoom in on, which is traced to the automotive sector and the manufacturing sector, it is struggling to embrace newer technologies and government investment has been blocked. germany's economy, once the leader in europe, is in crisis mode, country is facing a second year of zero growth, as if that is not bad enough, germans are preparing for a snap election since the fragile government coalition collapsed, adding more to german rows. germans are sucking tired of their. economic pain and will look to choose a government that would revive the country's economy. this

le courage que les hommes politiques jugent... d'un moment n'ont pas eu le courage d'aller vers unen choix qui a un choix peut-être plus politique que judiciaire, qui veut dire il fallait bien qu'on retienne pour l'opinion publique au moins la responsabilité de principe de l'un d'entre eux, car sinon on ne comprend pas pourquoi il y aurait cette dispense de peine, ça n'a pas beaucoup de sens sur le plan sur le plan judiciaire. this letter of may 1985 directed to the health minister, edmond hervi, informed him of the urgent need to a decision in regards to the tainted products and through the letter he was asked to help in the decisions that had to be made. he did not react in time. this last decision, in addition to its economic impact, among others, brings the problem of its effectiveness when reaching the expiry date, and that the possibility of substitution by foreign heated products would have to take place. mario di the judge who instructed the non-ministerial aspect of the case of the tainted blood, but the investigating chamber of paris, in a judgment of 2002, and the supreme

if they're willing to keep up with eu rules and regulations.the previous government. but is it thinkable to the current government? she didn't rule that out. other things that are emerging and were mentioned to me actually also talking ahead of this meeting from other finance ministers, the spanish finance minister, carlos quipo, for example, telling me that they would put on the table things like youth mobility. this was ruled out by labour in opposition, but some sort of exchange youth experience exchange or something like that may be on the table again in order to help these sorts of conversations. let's speak to yale selfin, vice chair and chief economist at kpmg. thank you forjoining us. we will pick up on some of those details that was hinted at in there, but firstly, your broad response to the speech? that ou is response to the speech? that you is the _ response to the speech? that you is the most _ response to the speech? that you is the most important - you is the most important trading partner when you look at the volume of trade, it

some of the highlights: the economic slowdown of germany, recession fears are in place, pivotal eu role that it plays, well it could drag. obviously what we will focus in and zoom in on uh, which is traced to the automotive sector and the manufacturing sector. it is struggling to embrace newer technologies and government investment has been blocked. germany's economy, once the leader in europe, is in crisis mode, country is facing a second year of zero growth. as of that is not bad enough, germans are preparing for a snap election since the fragile government coalition collapsed, adding more to german wells. germans are sucking tired of their economic pain and will look to choose a government that would revive the country's economy. this is no easy task given that energy prices are high and companies are cutting jobs. germany, europe's largest economy has not seen a significant growth in the past two years. the economy recorded a 0.1% growth from july to september, but it is forecast contract over the entire year, and economists do not expect to see a return to growth in 2025, unless a

, c'est pour ça que je dis aujourd'hui qu'il n'a pas fait l'objet d'une condamnation pénale, il y a euent des années après, que finalement... on n'a pas eu le courage, les hommes politiques, juges d'un moment n'ont pas eu le courage d'aller vers une décision de miseur de cause totale des trois anciens ministres, ils ont fait un choix qui est un choix peut-être plus politique que judiciaire, qui veut dire il fallait bien qu'on retienne pour l'opinion publique au moins la responsabilité de principe de l'un d'entre eux, car sinon on ne comprend pas pourquoi il y aurait cette dispense de peine, ça n'a pas beaucoup de sens sur le plan sur le plan judiciaire. informed him of the urgent need to take a decision in regards to the tainted products, and through the letter he was asked to help in the decisions that had to be made. he did not react in time. this last decision, in addition to its economic impact, among others, brings the problem of its effectiveness when reaching the expiry date, and that the possibility of substitution by foreign heated products would have to take place. mario deil

known as the eu—mercosur trade deal, it would reduce tariffs and other trade barriers between the euay, creating a market of around 700 million consumers. but it's already been 2a years in the making and faces steep opposition from countries like france and poland, who are worried by a potential flood of agricultural products hitting their own producers. joining me now is stefan legge, economist at st gallen university. how significant what a deal be for trade between the two sides of a market of 700 million people, and which parts in that market would gain the most? i would look at this potential deal from two perspectives, would look at this potential dealfrom two perspectives, one is this perspective of international trade and he would create a large market of 700 million people and reduce barriers between the european union and the other countries, so in general it would certainly be an opportunity for both sides to have better access to an important market. the european union would like to have south american countries as a destination especially if exports to china and the us b

i want the eu to become synonymous with security.is especially important at a time when war is raging to the east of poland. the eu's foreign policy will be led by former estonian prime minister kaja kalos. kalos's focus on the conflict with russia is worrying some european leaders. will it not harm europe's relations with other countries of the world? it is because of this peremptory attitude that kaya-kallas is rumored to have dropped out of the race for the post of nato secretary general. the fears are so high that the european parliament has already called on the new head of the eu's foreign diplomacy to hold open debates on the future. countries like russia, china, north korea and iran are trying to change the world order. we see how moscow and beijing are finishing off two. we must recognize the threat and respond together with our closest partners. the only representative of western, so-called old europe in this bundle was the frenchman stéphane sejornet, who got the portfolio of the european commissioner for industrial strate

vonderlein estimated the eu's defense needs for 10 years at 526 billion euros.representatives of eastern europe, who are most critical of russia, will work with this. the newly appointed post of defense commissioner was received by andrius kubilius from lithuania. he first called on countries to stockpile ammunition and prepare for war, which can be expected in the next. several years. why we are not guided by the criterion military security, which requires us to stockpile a certain amount of artillery shells or other products like explosives in the country. you increase the security of the member states, but you also create a constant demand for the products, which is the biggest problem for the defense industry. they don't have stable long-term orders for production. the new eu budget commissioner, piotr serafin from poland, he insists on more. active investment in weapons and defense, the bloc should become synonymous with security, he says. the question for member states today is whether we will get more security for the same money if we spend part of the de

this is another eu project that poltava university has joined.r the past two years, that is, we sent three semesters under academic mobility programs to gain international experience. 34 on... scientific and pedagogical workers. 169 students studied under credit academic mobility programs, that is, half a year or a whole academic year. and also 67 people took part in youth exchanges and trainings under the erasmus plus program. 14 people received personal scholarships. and not just for training. poltava polytechnic, the first of 16 ukrainian universities to completely complete a unique project thermal modernization of ten buildings. four dormitories and six academic buildings of poltava polytechnic were modernized within the framework of the higher education of ukraine project. it is also supported by the european union, like all others, and is being implemented with a focus on comfort, economy and european integration, in accordance with european standards. the eu and the european investment bank provided all the necessary support. this moderniz

.— it back on the eu.back on the eu. thank you for your analysis _ it back on the eu. thank you for your analysis there. - visitors to spain will now face more paperwork as a new law comes into force. hotel owners and car hire firms will now need to send personal information about their customers to the government. the rules will also apply to rental properties and campsites but tourism experts have raised privacy concerns. louisa pillbeam reports. spain has long been a favourite overseas holiday destination, but from today the 17 million people who visit from the uk each year could face extra delays before the relaxing can begin. that's because tourism bosses will be required to collect and submit additional customer data to the government under a new law aimed at improving security in the country. the new rules apply to hotels, rental accommodation, campsites and car hire firms. from today, they're required to send all customers' passport details, home addresses and methods of payment to the ministry of

france is heavily in debt and needs to cut its spending and increase its income, if it's to fit with eualso just to stabilise things here in the country. but fundamentally, this is a political crisis, a power struggle that has been building for months now and it has finally broken or looks like it will break on wednesday, perhaps when it's very likely that michel barnier and his government will be voted out. um, you mentioned the word crisis and one could call it that. in the short term, i think it's not that much is going to change for ordinary french people here, some sort of caretaker government which will rumble on for weeks, if not months. there's even the possibility of extending the budget through to next year. france has got quite good, actually, at coping in this kind of political muddle. but fundamentally, that political power struggle needs a political resolution, and that really means new elections. they're not due here, or at least the earliest they can hold parliamentary elections is next summer. and what some people are saying is that maybe that won't be enough, that mayb

one eu official told me those words.hat they are trying to achieve in the uk is not trying to do with china, but globally. the eu has realized in the context it is also important to work with the uk. that comes, no doubt, with the arrival of donald trump at the white house. >> silvia, thank you very much for bringing us the latest from brussels. >>> coming up on the show, nvidia closes in the red as chinese authorities launch a probe into suspected violations on the country's anti-monopoly law. we'll bring you the latest. ah, these bills are crazy. she has no idea she's sitting on a goldmine. well she doesn't know that if she owns a life insurance policy of $100,000 or more she can sell all or part of it to coventry for cash. even a term policy. even a term policy? even a term policy! find out if you're sitting on a goldmine. call coventry direct today at the number on your screen, or visit coventrydirect.com. where can nfl fans get a great deal that turns christmas day into game day? x marks the spot. the nfl is streami

is committed to expanding economic relations. at both bilateral and multilateral levels with the ea eu member states. the proposed free trade agreement between iran and the eurasian economic union has achieved the crucial milestone as it received unanimous approval from the economic commission of the iranian parliament. the agreement is now set to move to the plenary session for final ratification, marking a transformative moment in enhancing iran's economic integration with the region. the eurasian market is vast, encompassing over 180 million people with significant import demands. through this agreement, iran can undoubtedly enhance its trade relations with these countries. the implementation of the eurasian free trade agreement marks a pivotal step for iran in facilitating trade in this part of the world. to kick off our exploration of free trade agreements, we spoke with professor mortaza. have been established to minimize these restrictions in trade between countries. these organizations can play a facilitative role to a certain degree. alongside them, some countries form unions

we've talked about how the eu has shot itsself in the foot, using germany as an example, well here's a case of how the us has also shot itself in the foot when it comes to losses that it has exercised from the sanctions. okay, this figure over here is very telling. 19 billion in losses yearly, the amount of imports and exports to respective sanction countries which result in the 19 billion. financial western system, at least it's called like international system, but originally it's western. international system, not only dollar, but also stock markets and some swift system, other issues used like weapon by the west, it's very clear for other countries that american dollars become toxic for other world, very important for russia, for iran, for. this is the inf news section of the program. our first entry focuses on france and its economy, the reason the collapse of france's governments. that is. further burdening its weak economy, already struggling with flat growth, including a large debt and deficit, the country faces a new period of instability without a functioning government or

the eu has been blinded at how the... has pushed it into situation where it has de-industrialized. take a look at the impact of russian sanctions on the german auto industry, which is going into the abys. record losses. first of all, i think that sanctions kind of doubles. standards and imposed by the west and it shows that it's not work for russia, for iran, for north korea and for other countries, sanctions in some ways positive for both countries, because we start to develop our economy, why? because we depended of western companies, they see us like very large markets and to provide some goods, from medicine to aircraft now we more independent and we developed our economics from agriculture sectors and in russia now we now restart our aviation industry and i think it's very good and if we will join our efforts effect will be more good for both of our country russia and iran. "we've talked about how the eu has shot itself in the foot using germany as an example, well here's a case of how the us has also shot itself in the foot when it comes to losses that it has exercised from t

there is no consensus in the eu on ukraine, so hungary, as the eu council's presidency, was forced to act independently, rather than on behalf of the entire community, to resolve the conflict. this was stated by the prime minister hungary's viktor orban following the eu summit in brussels, that the worst thing is that budapest's peace initiatives have not found a response in kiev. in particular, budapest tried to organize a christmas truce and... the initiative was supported by the kremlin, but zelensky refused to even talk to the hungarian prime minister. however, the fate of ukraine is not decided in kiev at all. german chancellor olaf scholz and us president-elect donald trump held a telephone conversation and admitted that the conflict in ukraine has lasted too long it's time to find a path to peace. but before trump takes office, the outgoing biden administration will continue to provide military aid to ukraine. we want to make sure that the ukrainians and the administration have the money, the ammunition, that it has the mobilized military to hold out. according to nbc news, tru

we expected this from the eu earlier, but received sanctions from the americans. the british have also joined them. sergey kholoshevsky, on how european officials are threatening serbia with kara nebestna, americans. block the only oil pipeline, as well as a big premiere on the big screen, a trip to the emerald city and familiar characters from childhood. totoshka, you say, you yourself are in shock. the film "the wizard of the emerald city" is being presented in moscow. how the film was created, why it is worth seeing, will tell. hello, you are welcomed by the information. as far as we know, this year a neural network is helping operators process applications for the first time. tell us how it copes, is it completely? and now we are in the all-russian people's front, behind me is a large monitor, on which all the latest information on statistics and topics of questions to the president is. as of now, 1,852,000 questions have been sent to vladimir putin. they are divided into several categories, by the way, this is exactly why neroset was launched, it helps to str

it is based on a prevential trade agreement signed between iran and the eu in 2019.led eu will come into effect once the parliaments of all member states, which also include kazakhstan, and belarus approved the agreement. topnock: iran's exports to eurasia double in four years. iran's exports to eurasian countries surged by 2.5 times since tehran inked a free trade agreement with the eurasian economic union (ea) in 2019. according to mohammad ali dehan dehnavi, head of iran's trade promotion organization tpo, the country's decision to sign the free trade with eurasia in 2019 has led to a significant reduction and tarifs: since then, trade with member countries of the eau has risen by 2.5 times. tehran times: iran's trade with eau grows by 11%. trade between iran and the eurasian economic union (eaeu) has increased by 11% in the first 9 month of 2024, compared to the same period last year, according to the union's press service. this growth comes as iran is said to be accepted as an observer member of the eaeu at the union's. coming summit in december 2024. according

"we've talked about how the eu has shot itself in the foot using germany as an example. well, here's a case of how the us has also shot itself in the foot when it comes to losses that it has exercised from the sanctions. okay, this figure over here is uh very telling, 19 billion dollars in losses yearly, the amount of imports and exports to respective sanction countries, which result in the $19 billion dollars." financial western system, at least it's called like international system, but originally it's western international system, not only dollar, but also stock markets and some uh swift system other. shows that used like weapon by the west, it's very clear for other countries that american dollars become toxic for other world. it's very important for russia, for iran, for other country to use national currency or some kind of alternative currency for bilateral or multilateral trades. as a valuable neighbor, russia offers great potential for strong transactions, particularly with our shared perspectives on regional and international events. this positive step can fost

eu member states hits $5 billion after the implementation of free trade agreement, fta inked betweenfive member states of the union reach from about 2 billion to... 5 billion dollars advisor to the trade promotion organization of iran, tpoi for international affairs, mir haydari stated. it is hoped that the agreement could have an important effect inspiring trade between. the two sides, he emphasized on the sidelines of the supreme euro-asian economic council's meeting held on december 25th in st. petersburg, a free trade agreement was signed between iran and eurasian economic union member states. irna. armenian parliament approves free trade deal between iran and euro-asian economic union. the agreement was ratified after 95 armenian lawmakers voted in favor of the agreement. it is based on a prevential trade agreement signed between iran and the eu in 2019, according to armenian economy minister givorg papian, the free trade deal between iran and the russia led eu will come into effect once the parliaments of all member states, which also include kazakhstan, kirkizistan and belarus

the us and the eu? yes, that's true that russia now is actively doing a policy of turning east, let's say, because before the ukrainian conflict, the majority of our economic interest were at the western market, mainly in the eu market, and now fortunately the russian government, has understood that it was not useful, useful and for our national interest to be connected only to the west. well, thank you for that. al, let me ask you this: if you're taking a look at countries uh that in particular are attractive for iran and russia to do business with, um, is it just limited to those countries for example, or are they the countries that are within the trading blocks? so - now for two years we we in russia we are developing our partnership is various regions of the global south with iran for sure we have very close economic relations now with other countries in asia but also we are quite active in in africa okay thank you for that when we take a look at the way the sanctions have actually uh played out it'

long time on eu integration.before integration can be moved forward. and the georgian government's really failed to meet those requirements every time. um, so the eu has spoken out against these elections, um, against these elections, and has agreed with domestic and international monitors that they were not free and fair. but at the same time, the hungarian president 0rban visited the georgian dream government, in essence in support of them, while meps visited in support of the protesters, and macron has also spoken out in support of the protesters. so up until now they've played a reasonably, low level role in this crisis. and, amy, how tenable do you think the government, the ruling party's position is because these protests have been going on for a long time, haven't they? yes. so the thing is, with the georgian dream, uh, it's been in office for over ten years. and during those ten years, it slowly progressed its hold on the state. so it's captured the state. so it's captured the state in essence, it control

rumman chowdhury. _ yes, in the uk and eu. rumman chowdhury, thank— yes, in the uk and eu.ank you for - yes, in the uk and eu. rumman chowdhury, thank you for your l chowdhury, thank you for your time. ., ~' ,, still to come on the world today — we look ahead to the official reopening of notre dame — five years on from the devastating fire. around the world and across the uk, this is the world today on bbc news. an appeals court in the united states has upheld the law that orders tiktok to separate itself from its chinese owner orface being banned in america. the legislation was passed because of concerns about national security linked to the power the chinese authorities could have over the platform. the ban is due to take effect the day before donald trumps�* inauguration next month. 0ur north america technology correspondent lily jamali explained more about the background to the tiktok ban. this was a law that was passed here in the united states back in the spring. congress passed it, and presidentjoe biden signed it in short order. and they, tiktok, you know, effective

the russia-eu summit was moved to brussels.may 2005 , at the moscow summit, russia and the eu announced the development of road maps for the formation of four common spaces. freedom, and humanitarian. security and justice, external security second half the 2000s were generally a period of dynamic development of trade and economic relations. the eu accounted for more than half of russia's foreign trade turnover and more than 80% of accumulated foreign capital in the russian economy. in may 2006 , an agreement on visa facilitation and re-attribution was signed in sochi. it seemed that there was very little time left before the abolition of the visa regime with europe. a serious crisis in relations erupted in august 2008 after the shelling of tskhenvali and the russian operation to force. in 2004, in kiev and then the so-called revolution of dignity , a coup d'etat in ukraine in 2014. after crimea became part of russia , the eu froze relations with moscow and imposed economic sanctions. however, in 2019, the eu's share of russia's

it comes amid weeks of mass pro—eu protests by the opposition.king after the vote — he vowed to never give up. prince andrew says he ceased all contact with a businessman accused of being a chinese spy after concerns were raised by the government. in a statement, the prince's office said no sensitive information was ever discussed. and the mystery is continuing to grow in the us after repeated sightings of unknown drones in several states on the east coast. the governor of new jersey has urged president biden to investigate. now on bbc news, undercover people smugglers. people talking. the face of a migrant in the middle of the channel, trying to reach safety in the uk. behind every migrant, there are people smugglers.

i want the eu to become synonymous with security. this is especially important at a time when former estonian prime minister kaja kala. kalas' focus on the conflict with russia has some european leaders worried that it will come at the expense of relations europe with other countries of the world. it is because of this peremptory attitude that kaja kalas is rumored to have dropped out of the race for nato secretary general. concerns are so high that the european parliament has already called for an open debate on the new head of eu foreign diplomacy next week. kalás' voice has been heard at european council meetings, especially loudly with f-16 fighters to kiev, although tallinn itself had nothing to hand over. ordered the dismantling of soviet war memorials in estonia and made her tiny country one of ukraine's largest donors per capita. now, the priority of her new post, she calls the victory of ukraine, for which the eu is obliged to continue to provide financial, military and humanitarian assistance to kiev. countries such as russ

if italy were on our side, we would have a blocking minority in the eu council. let's remember that without the consent of our parliament, a significant part of this agreement will not come into force. well, in the meantime, the belgian declared that...

eu, this status was granted back in december 2023.take, in order to move forward on this process. however, what has been happening here since georgia got the candidate status, there was no progress made on any of those points, which include reform in the justice system, and fighting this information, free and fair elections was also on the list. now, the government is presenting it as a blackmailfor the european a blackmail for the european union, a blackmailfor the european union, saying these demands the eu once, they are blackmailing georgia. but that is not what the protesters who have been coming back on to the streets here standing on the stairs or parliament, and you can perhaps see some of the graffiti painted with black paint, this has been the focal point of clashes between protesters and police. the protesters are here because they want new elections. they agree with the opposition that the elections were rigged. there is ample evidence of manipulation is taking place to give victory to the ruling georgia dream party. it is

almost half of britain's exports of goods and services went to the eu last year.orts have fallen sharply — since brexit, though, exports have countries, 'ply — since brexit, though, exports have countries, and - since brexit, though, exports have countries, and to between our countries, and to have _ between our countries, and to have a — between our countries, and to have a more businesslike relationship between the european union and the uk. faisal islam joins us to discuss _ faisal islam joins us to discuss this. how are you seeing _ discuss this. how are you seeing this? how is this going down? — seeing this? how is this going down? ., ., , seeing this? how is this going down? ., .,, , , down? someone has suggested this is the uk _ down? someone has suggested this is the uk saying _ down? someone has suggested this is the uk saying we - down? someone has suggested this is the uk saying we want i this is the uk saying we want all of the good bits and none of the bad bits. how has it been received?— of the bad bits. how has it been received? the first thing is l

can the eu deliver? >> the eu can always deliver. eu always delivers.f you think about what the view was before the crisis, the banking crisis, we didn't have a single resolution mechanism. now we have. we didn't have supervision at the level of the european union. before covid, there was -- the house commissioner had no power. now we have a union that is taking a look at what can we do in terms of health and science together. i think that we also advance, but of course, when you have 27 countries with 27 cultures, of course, everybody is different and everybody wants their own interests. the only way to have a common interest is the european union. look at science. today, we have the best. we have 2 million scientists in europe. when you look at science and fundamental science, we are the best compared to other parts of the world. yes, the u.s. is based on innovation of digital and they are far ahead. china is based on efficiency. somehow engineering. the fundamental science for computing and i'm talking about quantum computing or a.i. the fundamental

is committed to expanding economic relations at both bilateral and multilateral levels with the ea eu member states. the proposed free trade agreement between iran and the eurasian economic union has achieved a crucial milestone as it received unanimous approval from the economic commission of the iranian parliament. the agreement is now set to move to the plenary session for final ratification, marking a transformative moment in enhancing iran's economic integration with the region. the euroasion market is vast, encompassing over 180 million people with significant import demands. through this agreement. iran can undoubtedly enhance its trade relations with these countries. the implementation of the eurasian free trade agreement marks a pibital step for iran in facilitating trade in this part of the world. to kick off our exploration of free trade agreements, we spoke with professor mortaza izati from tarbiyat modarres university to break down the concept in simple terms. بحث اقتصاد آزاد که از نظر. between countries, these organizations can play a facilitative role to a certain degre

mayotte is a french territory, and a member of the eu.rnment says they have all been destroyed. cyclone chido has now moved to mozambique and is also threatening other countries in the region. greg mckenzie reports. the french indian ocean territory of mayotte. cyclone chido made landfall here on saturday. the devastation and aftermath clear to see.

it comes amid weeks of mass pro—eu protests by the opposition. never give up. prince andrew says he ceased all contact with a businessman accused of being a chinese spy after concerns were raised by the government. in a statement, the prince's office said no sensitive information was ever discussed. and the mystery is continuing to grow in the us after repeated sightings of unkown drones in several states on the east coast. the governor of new jersey has urged president biden to investigate. the united nations agency for children is warning that more children are dying in gaza because they can't leave to get urgent medical care. unicef says 2500 children in gaza need medical evacuation, but since may, when the rafah crossing was closed, few have been able to leave. and those that do often have to make the journey alone, without their parents.

most eu countries have chosen one or two areas in which they offer their support to ukraine.eover, you already have many allies within the european union who are helping you to prepare for this important process. i understand who you are talking about and i fully agree that we have many friends outside ukraine who are actively helping us to get closer to eu membership. at the same time, i realize that without doing our homework here in ukraine, this will become impossible. as a citizen of ukraine, i believe that corruption remains one of the key obstacles on the way to eu accession, based on your experience when estonia was working on joining the european union, what advice would you give us to overcome this problem and successfully go through this difficult path? i would like to note that the rule of law, the protection of fundamental rights and an effective anti-corruption policy are key issues that are important all over the world, not only for ukraine. every country that seeks to join the european union must meet these standards and implement the necessary norms. my advic